Do you wash your celery
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pictonguy
Sous Chef
Yeah, it's a good habit to wash fruit and veg and let common sense prevail in the context that a banana would be an exception, for example.
Most germs won't harm us and there's germs everywhere all the time, even after you wash something, but it does remove excess dirt, insects, some pesticides etc. There's probably more germs on the cutting board you'll use after you've washed the celery.
Most germs won't harm us and there's germs everywhere all the time, even after you wash something, but it does remove excess dirt, insects, some pesticides etc. There's probably more germs on the cutting board you'll use after you've washed the celery.
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rodentraiser
Head Chef
Always. I see so much dirt on celery but I always wash, no SCRUB, vegies I get at the store. You have no idea who's been handling them. I've seen kids sneezing and coughing right over the vegetables and picking them up and playing with them.
Not to mention when they are picked and packaged. Think about all the ecoli breakouts on mass scale from farms and packaging warehouses!
jennyema
Chef Extraordinaire
Yes, because celery is usually dirty, like mushrooms.
But washing in water isnt going to do much to protect you from ecoli.
But washing in water isnt going to do much to protect you from ecoli.
jennyema
Chef Extraordinaire
What does that do for celery?
gerardj
Senior Cook
define germs.
i don't wash it, don't wash mushrooms either, rub the peat off them if they're messy but keep them dry.
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For fresh celery, dirt can sometime pool in the stalk/root area of each stalk. So I would wash them once you cut the root off.
pepperhead212
Executive Chef
I mainly wash all vegetables to remove insecticides and pesticides, which are probably more common in the vegetables than "germs". And celery is one of that "dirty dozen", which almost always have more than one chemical on them, when tested.
I rinse them, just to get the dirt off. The way celery grows, a significant amount of dirt gets in between the stalks, and won't rinse off until you separate the stalks.
As for bacteria, I am usually cooking with celery -- it's part of the cajun "Trinity."
CD
As for bacteria, I am usually cooking with celery -- it's part of the cajun "Trinity."
CD
Why would you NOT wash your celery?
Just curious.
Just curious.
pictonguy
Sous Chef
Beatle larvae, bonus points for the extra protein.
. I strain the rinse water and save the bugs for my bro's chickens.HeyItsSara
Sous Chef
i only wash mushrooms. whatever doesn't kill ya makes ya stronger.
Just making sure. I read not to wah leafy vegetables.
Do you wash lettuce? or spinach, broccoli?
What about potatoes and carrots?
What about potatoes and carrots?
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